Here’s another reason why al Qaeda terrorists don’t belong in US civilian courts: the right to a speedy trial.

The lawyer for embassy bomber Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to receive a civilian trial, this week claimed that his client’s years in detention violated his right to a timely adjudication of the case.

He’s demanding Ghailani’s release.

Insane? You betcha.

But it’s the predictable consequence of Team Obama’s efforts to shoehorn Islamist cutthroats into a justice system that was never designed for them.

Consider: POWs — uniformed soldiers of a belligerent state — can be legally held for the duration of the conflict.